Graveyard Island
Also known as Big Cut Cemetery
Badin, Stanly County, North Carolina, USA
These graves were relocated to Graveyard Island 1915-1917 when Alcoa dammed the Yadkin River. The graves were once located where Badin Lake is now.
Graveyard Island is a recent name given to Big Cut Cemetery, the higher ground that became an island when Badin Lake was created when Narrows Dam was completed across the Narrows of the Yadkin River and filled in 1917. A number of graves were moved to the old Kirk family graveyard near Palmerville, NC in 1916 and early 1917, including those of the Locke Family in May 1916, the Addertons in October 1916, the Harris-Chisholm Family in November 1916, the Penningtons, Mortons, and others. In a few cases, new stones were placed in 1916. Many stones have become unreadable with time or been damaged by falling trees and a 2015 forest fire.
These graves were relocated to Graveyard Island 1915-1917 when Alcoa dammed the Yadkin River. The graves were once located where Badin Lake is now.
Graveyard Island is a recent name given to Big Cut Cemetery, the higher ground that became an island when Badin Lake was created when Narrows Dam was completed across the Narrows of the Yadkin River and filled in 1917. A number of graves were moved to the old Kirk family graveyard near Palmerville, NC in 1916 and early 1917, including those of the Locke Family in May 1916, the Addertons in October 1916, the Harris-Chisholm Family in November 1916, the Penningtons, Mortons, and others. In a few cases, new stones were placed in 1916. Many stones have become unreadable with time or been damaged by falling trees and a 2015 forest fire.
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- Added: 1 Nov 2011
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2424491
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